Norcross Historic District · Photo: Thomson200 · CC0A job hub: Norcross has 3.3 jobs per working resident, and 21,619 people come in to work
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 3.5 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 22.2 in Atlanta. 21,998 jobs are based in Norcross for 6,733 working residents. Norcross grades B+ for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Norcross
Norcross has far more jobs than workers
Norcross has 21,998 jobs, 3.3 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 34,000 people are in town, 80% more than the 19,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Norcross draws workers from far and wide
The 21,998 jobs in Norcross are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 15%; the other 83% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where Norcross’ Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Norcross is better than 71% of U.S. towns, #47 of 263 in Georgia. Job access by car holds Norcross’ grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (15.2%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Norcross could be anywhere from B− to A.
The daily flow of workers through Norcross
On a workday 6,354 residents head out to work and 379 work right here.
About 34,000 people are in Norcross on a workday afternoon, 80% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting in to Norcross: where workers come from
Where Norcross clocks in
15% of workers
6% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
What Norcross’ employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Norcross, 2013 → 2023: 18,094 → 21,998. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Norcross’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Norcross’ commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Norcross workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,941 commuters (the 23% who work from home are left out). Across Georgia: 84% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Norcross
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Good to walk, short on transit: Norcross
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Norcross is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns, #55 of 263 in Georgia. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.1% across Georgia.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,042 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 15% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 78% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.5% of Norcross households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Norcross’ commuters take a bus or train.
903rd of 2,023: where Norcross ranks among U.S. towns of 13,000 to 26,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 168 | Holly Springs GA | 20,261 | $114K | 3.9% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 270 | Vinings GA | 14,390 | $95K | 6.2% | 2.2% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 349 | Flowery Branch GA | 13,110 | $104K | 6.1% | 2.4% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 901 | Milton NY | 19,546 | $100K | 5.8% | 4.9% | 8% | B+ |
| 902 | Black Forest CO | 15,738 | $145K | 5.0% | 4.8% | 4% | B+ |
| 903 | Norcross GA | 19,086 | $75K | 15.2% | 2.2% | 6% | B+ |
| 904 | Upper Chichester Township PA | 16,901 | $92K | 5.3% | 7.3% | 6% | B+ |
| 905 | Lumberton Township NJ | 13,171 | $113K | 7.5% | 7.2% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,023 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Norcross, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
Norcross and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Peachtree Corners (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Norcross workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norcross | – | B+ | A− | 28 min | $75,266 |
| Peachtree Corners | 6% | A− | A− | 26 min | $82,139 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Norcross’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Norcross: questions
What is the median household income in Norcross?
$75,266 (±$12,193) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Norcross?
15.2%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Norcross?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Norcross work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlanta (15%, 17 mi), Sandy Springs (6%, 9 mi), Peachtree Corners (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Norcross walkable?
Norcross is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 13.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Norcross without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 15% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Norcross, from the people who make the trip.
More of Norcross
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.